Physically Active = Politically Active?

If you're inclined to move your body for exercise, you might also be inclined to move yourself to the voting booth come election season. According to a study published in the journal Psychological Science, people who live in physically active states—like Colorado, Alaska, and Oregon—turned out in greater numbers during the 2004 election than those who live in less active ones—like Mississippi, West Virginia, and Tennessee.

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It's not entirely clear why this link exists, but it appears to have something to do with associations in the brain that might encourage some of us to do more of everything (exercise, vote… even eat). The same researchers found that people who worked on word puzzles involving active words like "go" were more apt to vote in the 2008 election than those who worked on puzzles involving words like "freeze."

What do you think? Are you a "doer" in all areas of your life… or are you inclined to sit out elections, possibly on the couch?